Spring Has Sprung! Pastor Barry Kerner This morning I saw a true harbinger of spring. My children were wearing shorts to school! The last few months of winter found me shoveling snow and salting walkways. Before venturing outside each time I went through the ritual of finding a hat, scarf and a pair of matching […]
Man’s Chief End – Enjoying God Forever Pastor Barry Kerner In 1965, 20th Century Fox produced the movie The Sound of Music. Based on the memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp, the film is about a young Austrian woman in Salzburg, Austria. The novice had applied for admission to […]
Man’s Chief End – Glorifying God Pastor Barry Kerner While studying at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, one of our assignments was to memorize the Westminster Shorter Catechism. The WSC was written in 1646 and 1647 by the Westminster Assembly, a group of 17th century English and Scottish theologians. The catechism is in […]
Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Playing The Game Of Hide And Go Seek By Pastor Barry Kerner When I was younger, I absolutely loved playing hide and go seek on summer nights! After dinner most of the kids in our neighborhood would be out playing in their front yards or catching ball in the street. […]
Faith That Lives Pastor Barry Kerner In my family we constantly seem to be separating things and placing them into categories. When the mail comes in, I separate it into three piles. One pile for pieces I need to open and address, one pile for my wife, and one pile destined for the recycling bin. […]
It’s With Sad Hearts that the Family Shares the News of Doris Morris, a longtime member of the Delphi Falls community passing away on January 26, 2020. Doris was a member of the Delphi Falls United Church, she sang in the choir, and attended Church Bible Studies and she would often witness for Jesus. […]
Here I Am By Pastor Barry Kerner Having come from suburban Pittsburgh to rural Central New York, we were struck by many of the differences. It seemed that here everybody knew everybody, once in a while livestock could be seen in neighbors yards and our village’s streets and there were cornfields everywhere. Soon after moving […]
God is the God of the Hills and Valleys Pastor Barry Kerner Polytheism (many gods) allows for a group of people that worship a multitude of gods. Each of the minor gods of these religions are usually relegated to having influence over specific domain or area of expertise. After taking down their father Chronus, […]
Cazenovia Fall Fest 2019 Saturday, September 28th, 2019 Schedule of Events 7 a.m. Pancake Breakfast at American Legion Post #88 26 Chenango St. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Huge Cazenovia Farmers’ Market 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Crafters & Vendors with Sidewalk Sales 11 a.m. til sold out Chicken BBQ at Cazenovia Fire Department on Albany […]
Have Faith And Wash Your Hands
Have Faith And Wash Your Hands Pastor Barry Kerner I went to shake hands with someone at church this weekend, and he jokingly held up his elbow and with a smile, said, “I’m doing elbow bumps today, okay?” He then grasped my hand and pumped it up and down. In light of what’s going on […]